All the headlines from our New Jersey Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 14 2018 // A New Jersey appeals court on Monday turned down a request from environmental groups and a former state senator to undo a $225 million pollution settlement between the state and Exxon Mobil.Appellate Division Judge Carmen...
Feb 14 2018 // New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has named Marlene Caride acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI), effective January 16, 2018.In this new role, Caride oversees New Jersey’s...
Feb 7 2018 // A U.S. investigative agency said on Tuesday that two New York City area commuter train crashes were the result of engineers with undiagnosed sleep disorders.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) criticized the...
Feb 1 2018 // Brownyard Group, a program administrator providing specialized insurance coverage for select industry groups, has launched a new insurance program with coverage designed for cemeteries and crematories. The Memorialpro...
Jan 29 2018 // Investigators say some burning candles apparently sparked a deadly fire at an apartment complex in Princeton, N.J., last month.The Dec. 27 fire at the Griggs Farm community started in a bedroom in one of the units. The...
Jan 29 2018 // NJM Insurance Group, a West Trenton, N.J.-headquartered property and casualty insurer, has announced that president and CEO Bernie Flynn will retire on April 27, 2018, after a career at the company that spanned 25 years,...
Jan 26 2018 // Firefighters say a near-century-old New Jersey Italian restaurant suffered damage in an afternoon fire. Freehold fire officials say Federici’s Family Restaurant suffered smoke and water damage after a fire broke out...
Jan 26 2018 // Alliant is continuing to expand its presence on the East coast with its recent hiring of Steve Reisler as vice president.Reisler will be based in the Fair Haven, N.J., office of Alliant within the company’s Alliant...
Jan 25 2018 // New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is ordering an audit of the state’s beleaguered transit agency.Murphy, a Democrat, signed the executive order calling for an audit of New Jersey Transit alongside Democratic and...
Jan 18 2018 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired New Providence, N.J.-based The Daniels Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1991, The Daniels Group is a full-service employee benefits consultant and...
Jan 17 2018 // Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired FIRM Inc., an insurance agency located in Mahwah, N.J. Terms of the transaction were not...
Jan 9 2018 // Clermont Specialty Managers, a Berkley Company, is expanding its service offerings nationwide and rebranding as Berkley Luxury Group with two divisions, Berkley Luxury Real Estate Specialists and Berkley Fine Dining...
Jan 8 2018 // New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverage based in Hamilton, N.J., has promoted Stacy Burrows to senior accounting and...
Dec 29 2017 // As 2017 wraps up, Insurance Journal is looking back on some of its most popular stories of the year while preparing for what is ahead for the insurance industry in 2018.These are just a few of many topics Insurance Journal...
Dec 28 2017 // A contractor who performed work on Superstorm Sandy-damaged homes pressured customers into signing contracts and then performed shoddy work it failed to correct, state prosecutors alleged Tuesday.State Attorney General...
Dec 18 2017 // Selective Insurance Company of America, a subsidiary of Branchville, N.J.-headquartered Selective Insurance Group Inc., has announced several officer appointments.It has appointed Matthew Caton to vice president of...
Dec 18 2017 // The Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled that American Home Assurance Co. must defend contractors and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey against asbestos claims from construction workers who became...
Dec 15 2017 // Brightway Insurance is continuing its expansion across the U.S. with the opening of its first store in New Jersey.Brothers Michael, Robert and Ray Norton will open Brightway, The Norton Agency in Blackwood, N.J., on...
Dec 13 2017 // Alliant’s ongoing growth campaign in the Eastern U.S. is continuing with the addition of Senior Vice President Devin E. Blazier.The New Jersey-based industry veteran has joined the company’s Alliant Americas...
Dec 12 2017 // State lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that would bar people from operating drones while drunk.The National Conference on State Legislatures says at least 38 states are considering drone legislation this year,...